My First Scholarship - by Glorious Wilberforce
When we learn to do the things we fear, we achieve our desired results, when we refuse to see limits to the heights we can attain, we get so high.
ECHOES OF THEIR VOICES: KEEP OFF DANGEROUS ZONES!
If I had known, I would have listened to my father’s instruction of keeping from going out later than seven-thirty in the night
A Brand New Story
Life is a strange adventure that teaches us lessons. It all started when I got my first educational degree in a small tow… My name is Willy-Edgar Yao Jefferson Kouakou and I am a product of determination
GiveInternet.org | Closing the digital divide one family at a time
GiveInternet.org is a powerful and highly impactful fundraising platform where anyone can sponsor Internet access or laptops for high school students in need.
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE I WISH TO TELL AFRICANS AND THE WORLD
To Africans and the world at large, do not be afraid of failure but rather, be terrified of regrets… Do not be afraid of the word no. But be afraid of the possibility of a yes, because you might decide to quit before the clock strikes.
BlankPaperz Editor Mirabelle Morah recognized by the British Council in Nigeria
The British Council in Nigeria on the event of her 75th anniversary in Nigeria thanked writer, storyteller, and BlankPaperz Mirabelle Morah, who was the winner of the Study UK Exhibition 2018 Video Challenge.
These are the impactful social events that happened last Christmas
Christmas 2019 was a season of joy and love with many organizations across Nigeria and West Africa holding and organizing various charity events. Here are some of the special and impactful events that happened in…
Sandra Ajaja: working on FemPower Initiative Africa for women in STEM
The fight for an equal world is not for a few. I urge us all to do more. None of us is free until all of us are free.
She only wanted to help people with special needs but this is what she’s done
While working with people with special needs, Grace noticed that there were vulnerable groups in her society, with a high percentage of them living in poverty. She mobilized a group to fight with her
The Isaac Somto Foundation
My name is Isaac Somtochukwu Jideonwor and I’m from Delta State, Nigeria. I’m a blogger, writer, graphic designer, and student. The journey of The Isaac Somto Foundation started a year ago. I had finished…
Kouakou Jean-Desire Kouassi: From not having a computer to loving digital marketing
After few months of intensive self-training marked by all-night learning and practices, squatting in rooms and sharing computers, I made some progress and I was able to make a poster and some flyers for our concert! And I got my first computer! This was the beginning of an endless passion for the digital world.
Uket Friday is the young civil servant who still makes out time for community service
I was employed at the age of 19, to some young persons it was a life achievement. I mean what more would any young Nigerian ask for after being employed into the federal civil service at such a young age?
![Mbaye Diope (left) and Mornyang (right), both from Senegal, searching for better lives in Rome, Italy [photo by – Eric Kafui Okyerefo]](https://www.blankpaperz.com/wp-content/uploads/apollo13_images/B0E06BE6-BFBB-464B-B3F7-0268F004EB91-6v5w91hm7tb0hv2b1nf9qo5ezqce06lsfu.jpeg)
As unemployment and corruption grows in Senegal, young people trickle into Italy
“I am lucky to be alive. Some of my friends died on our way here in 2017. I don’t like to talk about it. It is really hard for me. I want to forget,” Mbaye told Eric. Mbaye and Mornyang are among thousands of undocumented African youth in Europe who are constantly fleeing the economic hardship in their region. Eric Kafui Okyerefo tells the story of their lives. A story of hope and hardship.
Here comes the artsy evolution of Odion Tobi and his designs
“I grew up in the city of Lagos, the hurly burly lifestyle can be really annoying but it inspires me each day.“ This young man went from not knowing how to use a laptop to working on 2D / 3D / 4D designs for banks and more. Read about his evolution.
Angel Opoku says the free jobs “didn’t bring in much” and this is why
As the youngest person on the team, I did a lot of work, from designing church fliers to fixing microphones and some sound engineering. I genuinely enjoyed it all.
This fashion blogger born with cerebral palsy has a different story and she’s kicking it towards blogging for Vogue
“What makes my story different is that I was born with cerebral palsy and most times when I tell people I’m a fashion blogger, they’re shocked because it’s rare.”
Assumpta Idaka narrates her story and love for fashion.